Summary: A COMPANION TO 5369 TIMES... AND COUNTING.
In James's and Lily's third year, James's and Sirius's plan to throw a sparkler into Snape's cauldron goes wrong when Slughorn comes by, delaying their plan and causing the sparkler to become dangerously shorter. In desperation, Sirius throws it into a certain redhead's cauldron. When the redhead thinks that it's James, she comes after him in fury.
James had better watch his back... because she plays by the rules.

Petunia Dursley is enjoying dinner with her family when someone starts pounding on the door. Ready to tell them off for being so rude and refusing to leave when they didn't answer at first, Petunia opens the door to have a baby shoved into her arms and told she is his only family. Years after the great Harry Potter defeated Voldemort, Death Eaters have risen to power and taken over Hogsmeade, Hogwarts, and even the Ministry of Magic. Their marriages announced invalid, their children in danger and their lives hanging by a thread, the heroes of the war with Voldemort must once again take a stand against evil.

H/G and R/Hr

(pre-Deathly Hallows)

*Completed*

*Quote from The Epilogue*

Suddenly Harry was kissing her as if he couldn’t resist the temptation. There was a kind of frenzy to the kiss at first, a kind of desperate need, but it melted into something soft and sweet and gentle, a promise of a future when kisses would never be limited. When they broke apart he rested his forehead on hers, sprinkling a few affectionate butterfly kisses across her face. “I love you,” he murmured.

Reviewer: maraudermaniac42SignedDate: 10/14/06
Title: Chapter 2: The Way It Should Have Been

You're right, I did think it was Harry at the beginning. Awesome story though, mate... cliffies have to be the worst thing to happen to mankind in writing, don't you think?

Author's Response: I probably should stop with the cliffhangers--but I just love them so much! I\'m glad you liked it, thank you for the review.

Reviewer: maraudermaniac42SignedDate: 10/14/06
Title: Chapter 2: The Way It Should Have Been

After my first review, I realized that there was something to add... I don't want to ruin the story for anyone, but I think I know who Ginny is going to have to marry. I'll review in the next chapter when you post it to say if I was right- if I am, Ginny's gonna be miserable!

Author's Response: Hmm, well I look forward to finding out if you could figure it out . . . !